Chapter 6: the record scratch

music of the week: smile

Greetings all! I hope you feel such as you’re hitting your stride.

Hopefully I really feel that means after each faculty scholar’s least favourite time (perhaps second least favourite?) – exams.

Let me begin by saying that exams listed below are like listening to a record scratch as a result of although I’m finding out overseas, I need to admit that the examine half was missing. In different phrases, my explorative nature put my homework on the again burner. And wow, I didn’t understand how a lot till midterms rolled round. Thankfully, midterms right here aren’t too completely different from midterms at Hope. Some checks contained all written questions, some contained a number of alternative, and a few had been all essays. 

But, the finding out half could be difficult till you discover your superb examine area. There are loads of distractions right here that may maintain you from doing all your homework. You may be part of a good friend in Paris for the weekend. You may roam round a museum for hours. You may have a morning stroll by way of a botanical backyard. You may even order tons of churros and sneak them right into a movie show (wouldn’t advocate). The level is, if in case you have an issue with procrastinating, simply know that it could flip into an excellent larger beast whereas overseas. Here are some ideas that can assist you be a scholar even while you don’t need to be.

1. Find an accountability associate.
   1. If you’re something like me, it’s possible you’ll want a push from a good friend to maintain you on observe. Find somebody you could rely on to test in your progress.
2. Dedicate elements of your day to homework – and stick with it.
   1. This could sound easy, however I used to be dodging this one for some time. Filling my calendar with homework time sounded SO boring as a result of good day, Barcelona was ready for me. But I simply wanted to remind myself that whereas I’m right here to discover, I’m additionally right here to review.
3. Give your self breaks.
   1. Find out how lengthy you’ll be able to examine with focus. If it’s half-hour, then give your self a break (I get pleasure from dancing round my room) earlier than pushing on. No breaks = extra fatigue = hatred for homework. So deal with your self and take breaks!
      1. Below are some cool spots that I went to for a break 🙂

I do know this weblog wasn’t tremendous thrilling BUT I hope it was useful for all you procrastinators on the market. Today’s music is Smile by Mikky Ekko for 2 causes. One – it’s the PERFECT dance break music and two, it’s a reminder to consider the constructive. Midterms and finals can generally really feel like an enormous power drain and the…